File extension SCN
| File type | Game Scenario Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a SCN file?
Files with the .SCN extension contain scenario data unique to the Age of Mythology and Age of Empires games – a campaign map, including the terrain, units, player start locations, and victory parameters. They can contain both default content and user-created content.
Age of Mythology is a real-time game in which players participate in campaigns by controlling mythological units and divisions. SCN files can be found in the “scenario” sub-catalog of the game installation catalog. The Age of Mythology scenario creator allows for the creation or editing of custom scenarios.
Program(s) that can open the .SCN file
Windows
How to open SCN files
If you cannot open the SCN file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports SCN among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the SCN file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SCN format files
The inability to open and operate the SCN file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Game Scenario Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SCN file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SCN file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SCN from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SCN format
- The SCN file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SCN file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SCN file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the SCN file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SCN file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SCN file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SCN) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SCN file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the SCN file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. SCN) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.